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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-11-09
OPINION OF THE SUPREME COURT.

The decision OF the United States SUI
preme court upon the petition for a writ
of error in the case OF the Chicago anar-
chists was announced last Wednesday aft
ernoon by Chief Justice Waite in long
and carefully prepared opinion, which oc.
cupied thirty.tive minutes in the reading.
The court holds in brief:
First-That the first ten amendments
federal and not upon state action.
Second That the jury law OF Illinois is
upon it's face valid and col stitutional, and
that it is similar in its provisions to the
statute OF Utah, which was sustained in
this court in the case Of Hopt VS.. the terri
tory of Utah. ~
Third-That it does not appear in the
record that upon the evidence the trial
court should have declared the juror San.
ford incompetent.
Fourth-That the object to the admis.
sion OF the Johann Most letter and the
cross examination OF Spies, which counsel
for the prisoners maintained, virtually
compelled them to testify against them.
selves were not objected to in the trial
court, and that, therefore no foundation
was laid for the exercise of this courts
Jurisdiction.
And ffth-That the question raised by
General Butler in the cases OF Spies and
Fielden upon the bases of their foreign ma
tionality were neither raised nor decided
in the state courts and therefore cannot be
considered here. The writ OF error prayed
for must consequently be denied.
There was no dissenting opinion.
HOW THE ANARC HIsTs RECEIVED THE NEWS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15
COM MENT AND OPINION.

WHO would be mugwump now9-Boston
Globe
IT would be well. for any who complain of the
condition of things in the United States, to ex-
anime how they are in other countries COM
parison should make most people pretty well
satisfied with this land of real freedom. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
From the number of typographical errors in
the anarchy dispatches, q dread fear crept for d
moment into the public mind that in the hurry
and confusion of hanging the Anarchists, some of
the proof readers had been caught and
worked off through mistake Fortunately those
excellent citizens all alive and duty.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
THE humble and lamb like mugwumps are
licking the hand of the President who has chas-
tised them They still clarifying Mr..
Cleveland For the first time in their history,
these pestiferous politicians have found a mas
ter They are illustrating the bitter bitten, and.
after their nature. they fawn on the hand that
has smitten them.-N. Y. Mail and Express
DE LANcEY NIcoLL in New York and John
A. Andrew jr., in Observation-Disclosures cap
able and honest young men, both of theln-have
each in their turn gone down to political defeat
under the dragging dead weight of mugwump
support and influence. They, will be remem-
bered as martyrs TO the illusory cause of tran
scendentalism in politics Philadelphia Press.
From the time man is convicted of murder he
should disappear as completely from public
view as if he were dead. He should be allowed
to see no one but his counsel and shis family.
He should no more be allowed to be interviewed
in the newspapers than to take promenade in
the streets. This newspaper notoriety really
lends charm to crime. and, in another way.
breeds cranks. He should be iexecuted
nearly possible in private. and his body
should be buried by the oficialsn,a place that
is unknown inaccessible. This last rule
followed with Booth and Guiteau, and there
even more reason for following itswith the An
archists. Nothing can be more preposterous
than to allow funeral to desperate criminal
which may be made the occasionaof public dis
order. In all these ways and many others. We
should show that conviction of crime puts
brand of disgrace upon a man and deSrades him
in the eyes of those about Hmm. Y. Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

1T is said to be of record that Mr.. l.. O.
c. Lamar has denounced the constitutional
amendments as unjustifable and oppressive,
and it is well known that, in a debate in the
Senate, he became the apologist and eulogist
of jeff Davis. AS things now are, there is
majority of Senators who believe in the wis
dom and necessity of the constitutional
amendments, and who do not think jeff Davis
was patriot and statesman. The consent
of these Senators becomes necessary to consti-
tute Mr.. Lamar an associate justice of the SUI
preme Court of the United States, and when
that qestion comes to be considered, it is
not improbable that even senatorial courtesy
will give way to the highest considerations of
public duty If that should prove to be the
fact, Mr.. Cleveland's benevolent intentions
regarding Mr.. Lamar may be frustrated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

IT seems that the decision of the Supreme
Court of The State respecting the rights of
students to vote in the Green-Pedigo case
has not been correctly stated in the newspa-
pers, which have asserted that the court had
decided that students could not vote at the
seat of the college or university they were
attending. The particular case mentioned
was eversed, but upon the grounds that GER
tain evidence regarding interference with
election papers and ballots was admissible.
On the clause regarding the voting of college
students, the court affirms the ruling when it
says: where the voters testified that they
entered the State University at Bloomington
without the intention to make it their resi-
dence, but afterward determined to make it
their place of residence, this would entitle
them to vote. If they had gone simply as
students, with intention to remain simply as
students, and there was no change of inten-
ton, they would not have acquired resi-
dence, but where, in good faith. the student
formed the intention of making the college
town his place of residence, he becomes a
qualified voter. It can make no difference
that the voter is student if he has in good
faith elected to make the place where the col
lege is located his residence" This would
seem to be good sense and good law, and in
harmony with the whole current of decisions
on the question of residence. The fact of
residence is a question of intention, to be
determined by the voter himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

WHAT will it profit the women of Katie
vile to have voted, if their votes are thrown
out and the grand jury indicts them for vio-
lation of the New York law? Women who
ignore the law in their eagerness to secure
political privileges do not advance their cause,
but injure it. The considerable number Of
persons, narrow and preiudiced, perhaps, but
yet influential, who are in doubt as to the fit
ness of women for active participation in pol
itics, are not likely to be convinced of error
by illegal proceedings such as those at Kat
t1ayille
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

be made success no one would more heartily
joice- than will the Journal, and Journal
stockholders have subscribed to the Gas
Trust stock, and the Journal wishes it, or
any and every enterprise that will help Indi-
annapolis or Indiana. God-speed. AT the same
time, the Journal is a newspaper, and as
such its columns are open to respectful COM
munications on all subjects, and it will print
them until they encroach upon the space that
must be devoted to general news and the bus
mess columns of the paper. The Journal is
in favor of equal and exact justice and is
opposed TO bulldozing of all sorts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

In such a situation his superior oficer instead
of appauding his efforts and strengthening his
hands in his contest with the railroad land grant
ring, should demand his removal from Office
only be pronounced outrage and a dis
grace. The most charitable opinion that can be
held of Lamar is, that he has been cajoled into
everything Sparks's decisions and signing the
opinions prepared for him by land clerks ed uca-
ted in the old bribed regime. and that, ancered
By the exposure of his ignorance, incompe-
teuce in these matters. worse. he has been
betrayed into this scandalous public assault up-
on faithful subordinate. Back of Lamar,
however. is the malicious, Unsuitable railroad
land-grant rings. demanding the official head OF
Commissioner Sparks. Will Cleveland head the
demands IL he does his own head may fall into
the basket a year hence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

THE Philadelphia American, one of the
strongest weekly publications in the country,
reviewing the recent elections comes to the
conclusion that the next Republican candi-
date for President must be man who can
assure the party that he will be able to retain
all the present Republican States, 'tand then
can capture for them either New York on the
one hand, or Indiana and Connecticut on the
other" The Republican party will not, in the
next campaign, content itself with making
battle solely for the State of New York. There
are combinations of States that promise sue
cess more easily. emitting New York as
necessary factor. though it may well be con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

reasonably certain Indiana and Connecticut
would Tot only be invincibly strong in all the
sure Republican States, but quite as pop
ular and promising in New York and New Jer-
sey as any other could be- Looking at the field
any way, there can be no escape from the con-
clusion that the result in New York has
brought Indiana to the front in every possible
calculation. It may be accepted for fact
that in 1883 Indiana will not be ignored, or
left alone, as it was in 1884, until too late to
make winning fight against the odds of
popular State nomination on the opposing
fioLat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15
The Bride and Groom.

New York Tribune.
The disparity between the ages of the parties
to the alliance excited some comment, young
Strakosh being said to be not over twenty five,
while Miss Kellogg has delighted the public for
nearly a whole generation that it is impossi-
BILE to estimate her years at anything near that.
Major Pond said that Miss Kellogg had con-
tnued to be great favorite all over the country.
He had often urged her to visit professionally
some of the smaller towns where she had never
been heard, and where there was plenty of
money waiting for her." But she preferred the
more convenient and ELECTROMAGNETIC tour
of the large cities, where not only was her well
come undated, but her social relations among
the best people were numerous and strong.
Miss Kellogg is reputed to be wealthy. but il
is said that her fortune. owing to some unre-
munerative investments. is not large has
been supposed. Major Pond said that she had
made in successive seasons and under different
managers, all the way from SIS, 900 to S42. 900
year for many years. But she has always
lived we'll and given generously, and has kept
her father and her mother in comfortable cir
cumstances ever since her public career began.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

HON. W. ii. ENGLISH, business man of
high repute, and lawyer of ability and
experience, subscribes for $4,000 of the Gas
Consumers Trusts stock for precisely the
opposite reason urged upon the public by
those who are its special promoters Mr..
English is satisfied that he can control the
stock whenever he wants to, the trust to the
contrary notwithstanding. But his money
goes just as far as anybody's else toward
securing the required 100000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

''THE credentials of Mr. GRAY, the successor
of Mr.. Harrison from Indiana, have been re-
ferred to the committee privileges and
elections, because, as will be remembered,
the Acknowledgements of the State was not
allowed to preside over the meeting of the
Legislature which elected him, and the
dentials do not bear the signature of the
Secretary of State, who declared the election
illegal. It is believed that the Senate will
vote to return Mr.. Gray's credentials to the
State of Indiana, and require new election"
So says Washington special Mr.. Turpie
is the gentleman who has Credentials" as
Senator elect in the hands of the committee
on privileges and elections of the Senate, and
not Mr.. Gray. It may be accepted as fact
we think, that Mr.. Turpie will not be adj
mitted to seat in the Senate the face of
his alleged credentials. Their informally is
expressed, and Mr.. Turpie will not be en-
titled even prima facie to his seat. That right
will have to be established by affirmative evil
dence, and then it will be in order for the
Senate of the United States to determine the
question whether man can climb into that
body over the back of brawling usurper like
Green Smith, or by means of a conspiracy
anu 1ileSdl OrSaulZdIiOu, SUCH as Was Inc Dell
ate of the last General Assembly. We are
inclined to the opinion that the United States
Senate will not be in hurry to either recog
nize or legalize the outrage perpetrated upon
the people of Indiana last winter. While the
cowboys and bruisers were running things
with high hand, the Journal took occasion
to suggest that the net result might be a
Senator Oh paper, but very far from Sena-
tor in fact. We begged to remark that there
was another jurisdiction to be consulted other
than that of the State, and that while their
acts might conclude the State, they would
not be binding upon that other and superior
jurisdiction. If the Green Smith Democracy
are taught a severe lesson no one will regret
it save the cowboys themselves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15
sHADOWING MR.. BLAINE.
In dignation Aroused by the Letter Furnished
by Cleveland Moffate.

by Cleveland Moffsatt.
Paris Special New York World.
The American papers received within the Few
days past containing attempted caricatures of
Mr.. Blaire's family by one Cleveland Mofatt,
have created great Indignation among the
Americans here. as transgressne every law Of
honorable and decent journalism. The circum-
stances under which Moffatt obtained his petty
alleged facts add greatly to his condemnation.
Under gross msrepresent ation OF his purpose,
Mofatt induced the American Exchange OK
Paris. to keep a watch on Mr. Blaines
tour in Switzerland. and to ascertain
through its agencies the time and route
by which he would reach Paris. With this
information, wrongfully obtained, Moffatt won't
to Dion, eight hours from Paris, and boarded
the train on which Mr. Blaine and his family
were travelling. He introduced himself under
the false preteDse of having letter of introduce
ton from Mr. Chauncey Depew, which he did
not, however, produce. alleging that he had left
it in Paris, and forced himself into the compart-
ment occupied by Mr.. Blaines family. although
there WAS but one vacant seat while the other
compartments but half filled. Thus
ensconsced he played the eavesdropper, for eight
hours journey from Dion to Paris, on the con-
versation of Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine, and of their
two daughters, nd. with many gross misrepre-
sensations, printed the whole of il. His article
teens with vuleer criticisms concerning the
appearance of the ladies aud of their dress.
Twice along the route Mr; Blaine sent OF
kilograms, and Moffatt by his own confession,
stepped into the telegra ph Office and read them.
the French operators doubtless supposing that
Mofatt belonged to Mr.. Blalnes party. Moffatt
had the indecency to give these teleg rams to
the press, although they were purely personal,
relating TO the accommodation of MIR. Bla ines
family in Paris. Mofatt, it is understood, has
some sort of a connection with Galignani's, but
his cards conspIcuously marked United
States consulate at Athens" and thus conveys
the impression that he holds some official rank.
He reaches many persons bv this false
preteuse. His father is United States
consul at Athens. but he himself has
no more right to inscribe consulate at Athens"
on his card, than any one else in Paris The
impression is also sought to be conveyed that
his first name indicates personal kinship to the
President It is thought that the State De-
partment should that the name of its
sulate is not improperly used By any one in Eu-
rope and that President Gle veland should not be
burdened by the claim of a very undesirable re-
lationship.
Minister McLane denies that. in introducing
Mr.. Blaine to Mr.. Grevy last Tuesday. he spoke
of him "a bitter political opponent" or that
he made any reference to voting against him.
The visit was purely social one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

THE Indianapolis Sentinel continues 10
froth at the mouth over the Anarchists and
the action of Governor Oglesby respecting
them, whom it repeatedly calls an old imbe-
cile because of his Communication of the sem
tence of two of the murderers, and not of all.
Below we give in the deadly parallel column
what the Sentinel said last Friday the Gov
ernor could and might do, and also just what
the Governor did do 1t will be seen that the
Governor, in his decision, took precisely the
ground the Sentinel said he might properly
take, and in almost the very language sug-
gested by his swift critic. If Governor
Oglesby is imbecile, what shall be
said of the writer in the Sentinel from whose
article we quote:
From the Indianapolis SEN Governor Oglesbys Decis
tine ion:
The Governor u d While I am satisfied
have said: 1.-The trial was of the guilt of all the
fair. the condemnation parties found BY the
just but it il my preroga verdict of the jury, which
tive to exercise mercy" sustained by the judg-
ments of the courts, most
careful consideration of
1.-THE whole subiec leads me
to the conclusion that the
sentence of the law as to
Samuel Fielden and
Michael Schwab may be
modified as to each of them
in the inter est of human
ity, and without doing vio-
lence to public justice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

WHAT the Journal wants, and what the
people of Indianapolis want, and want at the
very earliest practicable day. is natural gas
as competitor to coal, coke, wood, artificial
or illuminating gas, or anything and every
thing else that exist as measures of heat or
hght-producers. When indianapolis gets nat
nral gas for fuel and Illuminating purposes
the city will be at least the peer, if not the
superior, of other cities in the country. The
Journal favors the best scheme 70 accomplish
his universally-desireda aim. There are sew
,rai companies and enterprises competing for
The privilege of furnishing the people of Indi-
annapolis this fuel Just now the Consumers
Gas Trust has the call. and is the favorite of
the people. If the Consumers Gas Trust can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

THE man or the newspaper that charges
corruption or improper motive upon his
neighbor or competitor because ne or it may
not agree upon means or measures to accom-
plish publicly-desired end, evidences the
in the market for price, supposes that every
body else is so. The universal scold, or
slanderer, is the commonest harlot on the
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street.

THE Sentinel says the Journal has been
feeding taffy to the Anarchists in the hope of
captu ring the aparch istic vote for the Re-
publican party. The novelty of the discov-
cry is entitled to recognition. In a general
way, we are of opinion that the Journal can
scarcely be charged with trying to ca
jole the votes of any special class of people
certainly not OF Anarchists, law breaking
liquor sellers. or the criminal classes generally
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15
A Defense of Sparks.


Commissioners Sparks, although at times
somewhat arbitrary and arrogant IN his manner
when dealing with the land thieves. has reflect
ed more credit on the admins tration than any
or all other Democratic officials connected with
it A man with less determination than no
could do little TO reform the corrupt Land Office.
long tho rotrenest bureau at Washington. Com
missioner Sparkss honest Jealous, faithful ad-
minlstration of the Land-office has com m anded
the hearty approval of Democrats and R-pub-
licans alike. He mas proved himself fearless.
incorruptable, determined, and capable. That
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

a METEOR appeared in the Michigan sky
about the time of tho Anarchist hanging on
Friday. and the people up there regarded it
as significant of something, they didn't know
exactly what. Perhaps it typifed the course
of the Anarchists, which, so far as the public
is concerned, has been rather metoorio-they
suddenly appeared before the eyes of the
world and have as swiftly vanished from
riohf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15
A Contrast in Chicago.

News Editorial Anarchists Funeral.
From the La ke-street viaduct to the depot the
stars and stripes held its place at the head of
the procession and as cheered all along the
route.
This was significant of the temper of the citi-
zens of Chicago.
In all the procession. as far the eye of
spectator could determine, there not an
American face.
This was significant of the composition of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

THAT emotional citizen, attorney Black,
says the seven Anarchists were men who loved
peace, whose hearts were full of tenderness,
and whose philosophy was symbolized in the
words, "Order without force" 1t would be
interesting to know just what sort of
bloody monster an Anarchist would have to
become before Captain Black would cease to
regard him as hero
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

MR. THGBE, ex-Speaker Carlisle's oppo-
nent, is apparently determined not to be
laughed out Of court by the friends of his dis
tinguished rival. The House may set aside
his case, but this circumstance will not be
conclusive proof that he had no case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

THE Boston Globe, which was on the wrong
side of the fight in the recent election, has
reached the wise conclusion that there is
nothing more improbable than an attempt to
continue an election contest after the voting
day is over. If New York papers were equal
1y philosophical, and would stop explaining
how it happened, the affection of their readers
would be mitigated,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

EUROPE is said TO look with misgivings
upon the possible accession of Prince William
to the German throne, because he is ''mere
boy" This uneasiness seems hardly called
for. Prince Bismarck will remain at the fore,
and is entirely capable Of managing child of
twenty-eight years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

full Roadway for about four months. and the
management declared tonight to the Sun CORE
spondent that the paper was successful and its
future assured
This letter is dated Nov. 9. Inasmuch as the
Post suspended publication several days before
the letter purports to have been written, the
declarations of the management should be
taken with grain of allowance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

DR.. LEONARD BACoN's experience in
Savannah is Of character which must inn
press him with the belief that the new
South is as like unto the cold South" as one
pea is to another in the same pod.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15

IT is reported that Inspector Byrne has his
eye on Most, the cowardly advocate of assasi-
nation When his worthless neck is stretched
from the gallows there will be distinct gain
toSlaw and order; and that is what it is COM
ing to very quickly, if he does not keep his
murderous mouth shut